About Jack Rouse Associates, Inc

"Every hour of every day, somewhere in the world, we’re creating a smile, engaging a mind, or touching a heart." Jack Rouse,JRA Founder Jack Rouse Associates (JRA) was incorporated in 1987 by long-time friends and industry colleagues Jack Rouse and Amy Merrell. RA President Keith James was a student of Jack’s at the University of Cincinnati over 50 years ago and rejoined him as a partner at JRA in 1992. Alongside Keith is a  team  of over 40 writers, planners, designers, media producers and project managers headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Our key personnel and management average 24 years with JRA exclusively and over 33 years of experience in the experiential design field. That means you’ll be working with a team with a proven track record of transforming dreams into destinations. In 2021, JRA was acquired by RWS Entertainment Group, a global, Emmy Award-winning entertainment company with headquarters in New York City, London and Cincinnati. Together with its subsidiaries, RWS designs, fabricates, installs and operates custom entertainment, live events and branded experiences delivering over 400 live productions and providing more than 4,500 career opportunities each year. With projects on six of the world’s seven continents and all the oceans in between, RWS provides services for theme parks, attractions, cruise ships, zoos, aquariums, museums, theater venues, casinos, hotels and resorts, botanical gardens, visitor centers, port of call destinations, retail and real estate, municipalities, airports, corporate and branded experiences. JRA’s current CEO, Ryan Stana, is the founder of RWS Entertainment Group (RWS) and has been a close friend of the James Family for over 20 years, having been a student of Keith’s wife, Patti James, at the University of Cincinnati. Founded in 2003, RWS operates the largest live production facility in New York City, which includes 56,000 square feet of office space, a rehearsal studio complex and performer housing. RWS properties include a Theatrical and Ticketed Experiences division; Binder Casting serving the stage, film and commercial markets; the innovative RWS Fun Crew: Staffing Reimagined; RWS Décor Products; RWS Leased Experiences, and now JRA. RWS Entertainment Group has supplied groundbreaking productions for an impressive roster of clients that includes Warner Bros., Lionsgate, The Coca-Cola Company, Apple, Disney,  O, the Oprah Magazine , Vera Wang, Disney Cruise Lines, Azamara, MSC Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Hard Rock Resorts, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Europa-Park Resort, Paultons Park, Ferrari World, The Galleria Al Maryah Island, Six Flags, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, Science Centre Singapore, Space Center Houston, The Denver Zoo, The FRIENDS™ Experience by Superfly X, Toyota and many more.